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162 changes: 162 additions & 0 deletions contrib/selected_image_visible.lua
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--[[

selected_image_visible.lua - make the selected image visible in lighttable

Copyright (C) 2026 Bill Ferguson <wpferguson@gmail.com>.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
]]
--[[
selected_image_visible - make the selected image visible in lighttable

selected_image_visible adds a bshortcut to make the currently
selected image or the first image of a selection visible in lighttable

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE NEEDED FOR THIS SCRIPT
None

USAGE
* enable the script in script_manager

BUGS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS
Bill Ferguson <wpferguson@gmail.com>

CHANGES
]]

local dt = require "darktable"
local du = require "lib/dtutils"
-- local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
-- local ds = require "lib/dtutils.string"
-- local dtsys = require "lib/dtutils.system"
local log = require "lib/dtutils.log"
-- local debug = require "darktable.debug"


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-- A P I C H E C K
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du.check_min_api_version("9.6.0", MODULE) -- choose the minimum version that contains the features you need


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-- I 1 8 N
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local gettext = dt.gettext.gettext

local function _(msgid)
return gettext(msgid)
end


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-- S C R I P T M A N A G E R I N T E G R A T I O N
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local script_data = {}

script_data.destroy = nil -- function to destory the script
script_data.destroy_method = nil -- set to hide for libs since we can't destroy them commpletely yet
script_data.restart = nil -- how to restart the (lib) script after it's been hidden - i.e. make it visible again
script_data.show = nil -- only required for libs since the destroy_method only hides them

script_data.metadata = {
name = _("selected image visible"), -- visible name of script
purpose = _("make the selected image visible in lighttable"), -- purpose of script
author = "Bill Ferguson <wpferguson@gmail.com>", -- your name and optionally e-mail address
help = "https://docs.darktable.org/lua/stable/lua.scripts.manual/scripts/contrib/selected_image_visible/" -- URL to help/documentation
}


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-- C O N S T A N T S
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local MODULE <const> = "selected_image_visible"
local DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL <const> = log.info
local TMP_DIR <const> = dt.configuration.tmp_dir

-- path separator
local PS <const> = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "\\" or "/"

-- command separator
local CS <const> = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "&" or ";"

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-- L O G L E V E L
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log.log_level(DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL)

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-- N A M E S P A C E
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local selected_image_visible = {}

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selected_image_visible.log_level = DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL

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-- A L I A S E S
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local namespace = selected_image_visible

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-- F U N C T I O N S
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local function destroy()
-- put things to destroy (events, storages, etc) here
end

script_data.destroy = destroy

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-- E V E N T S
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if not dt.query_event(MODULE, "shortcut") then
dt.register_event(MODULE, "shortcut",
function(event, shortcut)
if dt.gui.current_view().name == "lighttable" and #dt.gui.action_images > 0 then
dt.gui.views.lighttable.set_image_visible(dt.gui.action_images()[1])
end
end, _("make selected image visible in lighttable")
)
end

return script_data